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Pencil Drawing - Cupid and Psyche - Study for Psyche before the Throne of Juno
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© Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery
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Basic Information | | Accession Number: | 1927P611 |
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| Collection: | Fine Art Prints and Drawings |
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| Date: | 1865 - 1865 |
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Maker Information | | Artist: | Sir Edward Burne-Jones - View biography for Sir Edward Burne-Jones |
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Notes | One of eleven tracings in Birmingham's collection for 'The Story of Cupid and Psyche' made to accompany the poem in William Morris' 'The Earthly Paradise'.
This study depicts Psyche, at centre, kneeling before the throne of the queen of the gods, Juno. This composition was not used in the illustrations for 'The Earthly Paradise' or in any of the paintings for 1 Palace Green. The figure of Juno is directly derived from an ancient Greek sculpture of the goddess in the British Museum.
| | Bequeathed by James Richardson Holliday, 1927. |
Further Information | | Production Period: | 19th century |
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| Medium: | Pencil on tracing paper (for engraving). |
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| Material(s): | Paper |
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Associated People | | Dimensions | | Height: | 140 mm |
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| Width: | 173 mm |
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